He was detained for "selling rice at higher price with the aim to make economic chaos”. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s AI Stance Is Betraying Its Anime Artists
Japan’s artists have given the nation an outsize influence around the globe, with manga, anime and other cultural exports producing some of the world’s most beloved figures — while its once-dominant ... ( read original story ...)
US, Japan Keen on $15 Billion Philippine Projects as Ties Grow
The US and Japan are very interested to help fund at least $15 billion worth of projects on the Philippines’ main island, in signs that enhanced security ties are leading to greater economic benefits, ...
Asian shares trade mixed as Japan and other markets calm from a previous week of crazy swings
The yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped to 3.90% from 3.94% late Friday. The two-year Treasury yield, which more closely tracks expectations for Fed action, fell to 4.01% from 4.06%. On Wall Street, ...
Wiki Wormhole returns with a look at the second-ever Olympics
We explore some of Wikipedia’s 6,864,156 oddities in our newly monthly series, Wiki Wormhole. ( read original story ...)
Asian shares mostly gain, with Tokyo closed, as more tests for markets lie ahead
Asian shares were mostly higher in calm trading on Monday ahead of big reports this week on the state of the U.S. economy. ( read original story ...)
Paris Olympics average 30.6 million viewers a day, 82% bump from Tokyo
The closing ceremony on Aug 11 attracted a US audience of 20.8 million, more than double that of Tokyo’s. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
This Japanese Chef Is Transforming LA’s Seafood Supply Chain
Chef Junya Yamasaki teaches Southern California fishermen the ike jime and shinke jime methods of dispatching fish ... ( read original story ...)
This obscure crypto super PAC has raised more money for the 2024 elections than any other —including MAGA Inc
Here’s another sign of one growing industry’s increasing clout in U.S. politics: Its biggest super PAC has raised more money in the current election cycle than any other super PAC.
Japan is bracing for a once-in-a-century earthquake. Does it need to?
Japan’s “major earthquake” warning has put much of the country on high alert, even as some experts cast doubt on whether such an advisory is necessary or accurate. ( read original story ...)
FirstCry IPO allotment to be finalised today: Here’s how to check your status
The IPO, which ran from August 06 to August 08, saw a decent response, with the retail portion being subscribed to 2.31 times. Due to the oversubscription in the retail category, shares will be ...
No scientific basis for so-called ‘quake clouds’: Japan weather researcher
TOKYO -- A weather expert in Japan emphasizes that there is no scientific basis for so-called "earthquake clouds" and is calling on people to be careful not to spread false information, after posts making claims about such clouds appeared on social media ... ( read original story ...)
Feeling dizzy and nauseated after an earthquake? Here’s why.
What people experience during and after earthquakes is, effectively, motion sickness, Larry Brown, a professor of geophysics at Cornell University, tells Yahoo Life. “It’s kind of like being seasick on a boat: Your body is not expecting it when the ground starts to move, and that can be very destabilizing,” he says. ( read original ...
Agoda Sees 36% Increase in Outbound Travel Searches from South Korea This Liberation Day
Digital travel platform Agoda reports a 36% increase in outbound travel from South Korea this Liberation Day compared to the same holiday last year. Travelers taking advantage of Korea's Liberation ...
Japan July wholesale prices rise 3.0 pct yr/yr
Japanese wholesale prices rose 3.0 percent in the year to July, Bank of Japan data showed on Tuesday.[JPCGPY=ECI] The rise in the corporate goods price index (CGPI), which measures the price companies charge each other for their goods and services, ( read original story ...)
WeRide Is Said to Seek Up to $400 Million in US IPO, Placement
The Guangzhou-based autonomous vehicle company, which was granted approval last year by the Chinese securities regulator for a US listing, is seeking about $100 million in the IPO and around $200 ...